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As part of President Bush’s plan to mobilize the nation and prepare for an influenza pandemic, HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt has announced an additional $225 million in funding for state and local preparedness. “Earlier this year HHS joined the nation’s governors for a ...More

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces approval of Atripla Tablets, a fixed-dose combination of three widely-used antiretroviral drugs, in a single tablet taken once a day, alone or in combination with other antiretroviral products for the treatment of HIV-1 ...More

DENVER -- Tom Cooper, executive director and CEO of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), has announced his retirement from the association, effective this fall. "AORN is a tremendous organization doing great work in healthcare. It has been a privilege ...More

New research suggests a common childhood virus is a previously unknown contributor to childhood anemia. An estimated one million children die of anemia each year, mostly in the developing world. The study appears in the July 15 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases, ...More

The Four Corners region of the United States (where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah meet) will be at greater risk for hantavirus outbreak this year than in 2005, say scientists at Johns Hopkins University, the University of New Mexico, and other institutions. They ...More

A news conference held today by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) served as an important reminder to the infection prevention and control community to stay vigilant when it comes to infectious disease transmission. Leading health experts emphasized that ...More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Re-emerging infectious diseases pose a serious threat to the nation's public health. Today, experts addressed key developments to the current and future outlook of infectious diseases, including the evolving adult immunization platform and also ...More

Direct evidence of bacterial biofilms has been found on the middle ear tissue of children who suffer from chronic ear infections, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) by researchers from the Allegheny Singer Research ...More

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Cardinal Health, a provider of products and services supporting the healthcare industry, today announced the acquisition of privately held medical analytics firm, MedMined, Inc., a provider of technology and services that identify and prevent ...More

I am a huge fan of Rod Serling’s seminal series, “The Twilight Zone,” because it so uncannily captures and portrays the intricacies of the human psyche at its best and worst. Serling enjoyed exploring the ugly underbelly of human nature, and several of his best episodes ...More